First uranium(IV) triflates

Abstract

The uranium(IV) triflates [U(Cp*)2(OTf)2], [U(Cp)2-(OTf)2(py)], [U(Cp)3(OTf)], [U(cot)(OTf)2(py)] and [U(OTf)4(py)] have been synthesized by protonation of amide or alkyl precursors with pyridinium triflate; the crystal structures of [U(Cp*)2(OTf)2(OH2)] and [U(Cp)3-(OTf)(CNBut)] have been determined.